Data Partnerships Growth Associate

mecka; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mecka AI is hiring a GTM Associate in New York to open doors with established businesses that could become Mecka data partners. You will research accounts, engage decision-makers, and turn initial interest into qualified opportunities for the Lead or an Account Executive.

This outbound BD role focuses on prospecting, initial qualification, and useful handoffs. You will build targeted company/contact lists, craft personalized outreach across email/phone/LinkedIn, qualify opportunities, and hand

Qualifications

• Evidence of effective prospecting, business development, lead generation, or comparable customer-facing work.
• Strong account research and clear written and verbal communication, including focused outreach and thoughtful initial conversations.
• Persistence, organization, and reliable follow-through; able to handle rejection and adapt without constant supervision.
• Coachability and a willingness to use feedback and work toward measurable outcomes.
• Based in New York or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Build accurate company and contact lists in priority segments, identifying why each business's data may be relevant and who can evaluate a partnership.
• Generate conversations through personalized email, phone, LinkedIn, and other approved channels, explaining how businesses can unlock value from their existing data.
• Qualify business fit, the plausible data opportunity, the relevant contact, and willingness to explore a partnership; surface confidentiality, rights, and delivery questions without promising terms.
• Create qualified opportunities accepted by the Lead or AE, with substantive discovery meetings and clear notes on stakeholders, fit, concerns, and next steps.
• Keep outreach and opportunities moving through consistent follow-up, account re-engagement, and accurate CRM records that let the closer continue without starting over.
• Improve targeting and messaging by using handoff feedback, downstream opportunity quality, response patterns, and recurring objections to refine the outreach playbook.

Skills

Prospecting

BD

Lead generation

Customer-facing

Account research

Communication

Persistence

Organization

Follow-through

Coachability

Location flexibility

CRM tools

Outbound tools

Tools

CRM

Outbound prospecting tools

Job description

Mecka AI is hiring a GTM Associate in New York to open doors with established businesses that could become Mecka data partners. You will research accounts, engage decision-makers, and turn initial interest into qualified opportunities for the Lead or an Account Executive.

This outbound BD role focuses on prospecting, initial qualification, and useful handoffs. You will build targeted company/contact lists, craft personalized outreach across email/phone/LinkedIn, qualify opportunities, and hand